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Welcome to Omira ...

Omira is located in Lassen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omira, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Omira is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Omira is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Omira lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Omira: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Omira ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omira.

  • Doyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chilcoot - Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
  • Chilcoot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Herlong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Patton Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Patton Village is located in Lassen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calneva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Calneva is located in Lassen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calneva
  • Herlong Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
  • Beckwourth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Omira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omira.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omira. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Omira.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omira. See our Newspapers Page for Omira.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omira ...

Looking for more information about Omira? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Omira, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omira.

Adding Omira to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omira in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Omira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Omira post office opened in 1910. The Omira post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omira.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omira - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Omira area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Omira area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/